The horrifying experience surrounding the hijacking of a flight from Dubai raised a profound question in the Israeli security establishment: What should be done if the hijacked airplane is deliberately being flown toward a populated city, with the clear intention...
The Israeli passengers aboard the hijacked airplane were repeatedly described as heroes. In the aftermath of the terrifying ordeal, their courage, composure, and determination to confront the danger were widely praised. The Prime Minister himself referred to them on multiple...
Dear Rabbi and Shira , I’m feeling sad and unsure of how to proceed, and I’d appreciate some advice. For context, I got married a little less than a year ago....
A person cannot swim without first being taught how to swim. Once he masters the fundamentals and is ready to swim in deep water, he simply has to jump in. There is no reason for him to be afraid,...
I. Stormy Times By the time Sukkos began this year, a major nor’easter storm was already affecting the East Coast. Forecasters had been warning for several days that a slow-moving coastal storm would bring heavy rain, strong winds and coastal...
The Midrash tells us something fascinating about the snake that lured Adam and Chava to sin, encouraging Chava to eat fruit from the forbidden tree, after which she shared some of the fruit with Adam. This snake,...
Is a canvas sukkah kosher if the walls move in the wind? Sukkah walls that move in a regular wind are not valid walls. There are different opinions as to what type of movement invalidates a sukkah. To satisfy all opinions,...
The verse in Yeshayahu (4:6) foresees the time when there will be a Sukka to provide “shade by day [to protect] from heat, and for protection and shelter from torrents and rain.” The Lubavitcher Rebbe explained that this verse...
Succos, Z’man Simchaseinu, Festival of our Joy. It is now three years since the Shemini Atzeres / Simchas Torah massacre of October 7. “We will dance again” became the motto of the Nova music festival. How...
Fiery Law In the opening of the parsha of Vezos Habracha—the final parsha of the Torah read on Simchas T o r a h — M o s h e describes the giving of the Torah to the...